baptism of fire
Example Sentences
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Balfe: It was a bit of a baptism of fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Michael Carrick looked to have been handed a baptism of fire with Manchester City and Arsenal dished up in the first two games of his reign.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Reddin's first major job was to appoint Tandy and it has been a baptism of fire in the first campaign for the new head coach.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
It has been a baptism of fire for Scholz, who is known for his cautious public style.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2022
In some cases the candidate for immortality ran through blazing streams of fire—a custom which was called "the baptism of fire."
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
